Obama Vs The Wire

“It’s got to be Omar, right? I mean, that guy is unbelievable, right? He’s got to be the no. 1 seed. I mean, what a combination. And that was one of the best shows of all time.” (http://es.pn/1iDJPnu )

Obama singles out stick-up icon Omar as the best character from the Wire (in a podcast interview with Bill Simmonds in 2012, 2 years before he sat down with The Wire/ Treme creator David Simon to discuss the War on Drugs).